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A NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED BY VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH "UNIVERSITY Vol. 2, No. 16 June 4, 1973
Biennium Fund Requests Made
The University has requested
$17,972,703 from the state
general fund and $24,961,645 to
be funded through revenue
bonds and special funds for the
1974-76 biennium.
Academ ic Campus requests
are:
-- A performing arts center to
be located in the 900 block of
Park Ave. ($2,541,709)
-- Planning and land
acquisition funds for a social and
behavioral sciences building
($928,091)
-- Major renovations to a
number of townhouses
($688,000)
-- A greenhouse for the
B i 0 logy Department to be
constructed on the roof of the
Science Building ($132,690)
The Academic Campus also
requested continuation of bonds
approved for the 1972-74
b ienllium to provide a Student
Center, and a 750-car parking
deck to reduce parking
congestion in the Fan.
The total cost of both
projects is $10,013,600.
Requests made for the
Medical College ' of Virgin ia
Campus are:
-- A health sciences building
to provide instructi"onal,
research, and faculty office space
for disciplines in the Schools of
A II i ed Health Professions,
Nursing, and Pharmacy. The
building is planned for the
northwest corner of 12th and
Broad Sts. Of the total cost,
$8,447,212 is to be provided by
. the University from special
funds. ($16,894,425)
- - Alterations to older
instructional facilities
($250,000)
-- Funding for major repairs to
utilities serving the MCV
complex ($210,000)
-- Funds to provide for site
work, demolition, and partial
excavations for the new $89.7
million hospitaL The request is
an integral part of the hospital
project, primarily from bonds
approved by the 1973 General
Assembly. ($2,400,000)
-- Funds for renovations to
outmoded facilities in West
Hospital, and in the A.D.
Williams Clinic, so that patient
care can continue while the new
hospital is under construction
($600,000)
-- New equipment for health
care faci I ities in laboratories,
cl i nics, and pharmacies
($1,500,000)
-- Funds to improve utilities
(See 'Requests Made,' neXT page!
THE NELSON CLINIC, located at the corner of 11th and Marshall sts., is
named for Dr. Kinloch Nelson, Dean Emeritus of the School of Medicine.
A plaque recognizing Dr. Nelson was unveiled last Saturday in the lobby of
the clinic. VCU Today examines this remarkable facility in several stories
found inside.